PEOPLE v. STINSON

Docket No. 77-2890.

88 Mich. App. 672 (1979)

278 N.W.2d 715

PEOPLE v. STINSON

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided February 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Edward R. Wilson, Principal Attorney, Appeals, and Robert T. Monk, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Gerald S. Surowiec, for defendant on appeal.

Before: M.F. CAVANAGH, P.J., and BASHARA and ALLEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was found guilty in a bench trial of possession of a gas-ejecting device, contrary to MCL 750.224; MSA 28.421, and appeals.

The testimony adduced at trial established that defendant had in his possession a canister which he removed from his car and placed in the street. A Detroit police officer observed defendant's actions and retrieved the can. A police chemist testified that the canister contained "Paralyzer" CS military tear gas. The...

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